Adjustable wire-rope fastener.



R. A. WALTERS.

" ADJUSTABLE WIRE ROPE FASTIENER.

APPLICATIOI FILED IAI. l3, Q91].

Pfiented July I7, 1917 a sheave or pulley'and clamp, the latter be 'inclinedpassage. I v

further consists of the novel- UNITED STATES r grnivrr OFFICE.

RALPH A. WALTERS, 0F ROSSI'JYN FA BMS BOROUGH, PENNSYLVANIA.

ADJUSTABLE WIRE-ROPE FASTENER.

Specification of Zetters Patent.

Patented July 17, 191 *7.

Application filed March 13, 1917. Serial No. 154,468.

To all whom may concern:

Be it known that I, RALPH A. WALTERS,

acitizen of the United States, and resident of Rosslyn Farms boron h, in the county of Allegheny and State ofennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improve ments in Adjustable Wire-Rope Fasteners, of which the following is a specification.

.The purpose of the present invention is the provision of novel means for securing a work engaging device, such as a hook, or the like, to a rope,'cable or like part in an adjusted position, so as to prevent any slipping, and which will admit of ready and convenient adjustment in an expeditious and safe manner.

This-invention is of especial value. when the point of attachment of a hook, link or like parts, is requiredto be frequentlyand rapidly changed upon a rope, cable or similar carrying means.

The invention consists of a frame pro-- vided at. one end with an engaging element, such asa hook,; and'having an inclined pass age at itsopposite endfor the rope orlcable', and provided intermediate its ends with.

ing disposed. between the said'pulley and The invention features, details of construction and combinations of parts which hereinafter will be more fully set forth, claimed and illustrated in the drawings hereto attached, in which Figure 1 is a side View .of an adjustable work engaging device embodying the invention.

Fig. 2 is a plan of the apparatus of Fig 1. Fig. 3 is a transverse section, on the me w-ai of Fig. 1.5 r

Fig's.'4 and 5 are opposite endviews of the inner clamp members.

Fig. 6 1s a side view of the inner clamp members;

.Corresponding and like parts are referred to in the following descriptlon, and 111(11- cated inthe several views of the drawing bythe same reference characters. Whilethe drawing illustrates a preferred embodiment of the inventiomneverthelesa; it is to be understood that, within the. scope of '1 the invention as claimed various changes 11 the form, proportion and minor details of construction may be resorted to without departing from the nature of the invention in the adaptation thereof to meet varying conditions and requirements.

The device comprises a frame which is elongated and has an engaging element at one end, which; as shown, has the form of a hook 1. This engaging element may be ofeny nature to meet the many trade re- ,quirements. An inclined passage 2 is provided at the opposite end of the frame for.

reception of a rope or cable 3 to which the device 1s to be adjustably attached. A

sheave 4 is arranged intermediate the ends of the frame and, is supported in the bight of the rope orcable 3; A clam is mounted upon the frame between theseave 4 and the passage 2 to secure the device upon the' rope, cable or the like at the required adjusted' position... This clamp will be described in detail hereinafter.

The frame may be of "any construction and is shown as comprising two plates 5 which are spaced apart to receive the sheave 4. The. filler 6, in which is formed the inclined passage 2, and the shank of the hook 1 serve to space the plates 5 'apart the re quired distance to prevent any binding of the sheave 4. Suitable fa'stenings, as rivets 7, seeurethe platesfi and the interposed fillers or spacing elements. g

The clamp embodies inner and outer cooperating members and pressure creating means.- The inner clamp members are of somewhat similar construction and have an oppositely. disposed arrangement. One of the inner clamp members consistsof a jaw 8 and a shank 9. Theends of the 'aw 8 have notches 10 and 11 and its outer aceis. formed with. a depression IQtherein-Which preferably is grooved or. roughened to in- ;sure'a firm grip on the cable 3.

. The remaining inner clamp member consists of a 'shank13 and. a jaw 14. A' oove 15 is formed in the ends and outer ace of thejaw 14 and is of rounded form to conform to the rounded and of the outer clam members of bow form. A transversejnotc lfi -is formed in the outerfacc of the jaw 14 ntersects the groove 15 and receives the or cable 3. The of notch The shanks 9 and 13 may also serve as spac- 16 also is 'rooved'orroughened to prevent the cable sipping. N

The inner clamp membhrs' are disposed?" with their shanks"9 a'nd- 13 overlapping and between the plates 5 and with th'e1rjaws .8

and 1%} crosswiseof the frame and engaging" opposite edges of the plates 5. A fastening 17 retains the innerclamp membersin'" place andpassesthrough registering openings 17 formed in the plates 5-. and shanks 9 and 13.

ing means to maintain the plates 5 apart the required distance. Thestrain upon the jaws;

Sand 14 is adapted to be sustained wholly or in part by' the plates'f5 which are arranged between the ends thereof. a The outer, clamp members consist of a shaped member or bow 18 and a yoke 19.

The bow has its members of unequal length These means consist of a bolt 22, pivoted at its inner end to the short-member of the bow, and a nut 23 mounted on the threaded end of the bolt and adapted to engage the forked, free end of the yoke 19. The nut 23 is screwed downwardly, on the bolt 22 until its lower face 23 is in engagement with the surfaces 19 of the forked end of the yoke 19 in clamping the device in adjusted position on the rope or cable. Outward swinging movement of the bolt 22 is prevented by engagement of the nut 23 with the projections 20 on the yoke. The nut may be turned in any manner and for convenience a handle 24 is pivotally attached to the nut 23 by means of screws 23 or other suitable-fastenings. The outer end of the bolt 22 is. upset, as shown'at 26, to prevent loss of the nut after the parts are assembled.

When it is required to adjust the device upon the part 3 the clamp is loosened by backing off the nut-23 on the bolt 22 until 7 in the position shown in Fig; 3.' The rope I will then run freely through the passage 2 and around the sheave 4. After the device has been moved to the required pos1t1on,-

" it is made secure by advancing the nut 23,

thereby gripping the rope '3 in the manner stated.

Having thus described the invention, what I claim and desire to secure by Letters Pat- '"efnt of the United States, is

' 1. An adjustable device of the character jaws to clamp the i1 specified. embodying a frame having ;a'-pass'age at one end for receiving a rope, and,

having a work-engaging element at v the opposite end, a sheave near the Work-engaging end.. of the framegand a clamp encircling the frame between the 'sheaveand the said passage, said clamp having rope engaging aws and means for binding the'rope betweenthe jaws, said means being arranged to bind the jaws on theframe.

I 2. An adjustable device of the character specifiedembodying a frame having an inclined passage at one end and a work-engaging element at the oppositeend, a sheave carried by the frame, arid aclamp disposed between the vsaid passage and sheave and embodying rope gripping portions disposed upon. opposite sides of the frame and means for tightening said gripping. portions on the rope, said means being arranged to bind said clamp on the frame. 7

3. An adjustable device of the character specified comprising spaced plates, spacing .elements secured between opposite end portions of the plates, one of the spacing elements having a passage and the remaining spacing element forming part of a workengaging element, a sheave mounted between the plates, and a clamp arranged upon the plates between the sheave and the said passage;

4. A frame adapted to be adjustably supported in the bight of a rope, and a clamp for binding the said rope to the frame, said clamp embodying jaws at opposite points on the frame and means encircling the frame and jaws and arranged to bind the rope on the jaws and the jaws on the frame.

5. A frame adapted to be adjustably sup- I ported in the bight of a rope, and a clamp comprising opposed jaws for engaging the said rope upon opposite sidesof the bight and cooperating clamp members, said clamp members binding the jaws on the rope and binding the jaws on opposite sides on the frame.

6. In a work-engaging device of the character specified, a frame embodying spaced parts, a clamp comprising opposed jaws disposed upon opposite sides of the frame and overlapped shanks arranged between the spaced parts of the frame and means en'- circling said frame and coacting with said jaws on the rope and bind the jaws on the frame. V

7. In a device of the character specified, a frame embodying spaced parts, inner clamp members comprising overlapped shanks disposed between. the spaced parts of the frame and opposed jaws having their terminal portions notched, a bow engaging the notched ends of the jaws and having one member longer than the other, a yoke pivoted at one end to the-longmember of the bow,

a bolt pivoted on the short member of said rope near 'the work-engaging end of the bow, and a nut mounted upon the bolt and frame and a clam mounted upon thefrnme 0 adapted to'engage the free end of the yoke. between said bi t engaging part and the 8. An adjustable device of the character said passage.

5 specified embodying a frame having a pes- In testimony whereofI have hereunto set gage at one elrild for receifing a rope and my hand. 7

aving a wor -engagin e enient at its op- I i posite end,=e. part engagng the bight of the RALPH W (hole: at tlih patent any be obtained 1e1- flve cent: such, byueddreulng the Oomnluionei of Intent,

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